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Qualifying for the F1 Miami Grand Prix on Saturday has been delayed due to the chaos during the sprint race. There were smashes for Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc while a heavy downpour caused a delayed start, which has played havoc with the race schedule.As a knock-on consequence, the FIA have been forced to shift the start of qualifying back 15 minutes to …Keep reading

Red Bull F1 advisor Helmut Marko thinks Max Verstappen’s pitlane collision with Andrea Kimi Antonelli prevented him from challenging McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for a sprint race win in Miami.As polesitter Antonelli got bumped down to fourth at the start of a wet-to-dry sprint, Verstappen moved up to third and was powerless to keep up with the quicker McLarens of Piastri and …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton wants to build on his sprint race podium in Miami as Ferrari showed signs of improvement despite “going nowhere” on the intermediate tyres, which sparked a gamble for an early switch to slicks.The seven-time world champion qualified seventh for the second sprint race of 2025, having secured a surprise victory at the previous one at the Chinese Grand Prix.Hamilton …Keep reading

It was a moment that redefined the record books and heralded the arrival of the brightest young talent in Formula 1.Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s pole lap for the F1 Miami Grand Prix sprint race was as spine-tingling as it it was significant. He confirmed his arrival at the sport’s top table with a scintillating lap that was not only a new record for the Miami Grand Prix, but at 18 years and 250 …Keep reading

McLaren driver Lando Norris has snatched a wet-to-dry win in Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix sprint race, finishing ahead of Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton behind the safety car in an incident-filled event.The Saturday afternoon sprint was reduced from 19 to 18 laps due to the adverse weather conditions, two of which were completed behind the safety car after a delayed starting procedure due to …Keep reading

Setting a fast time of 28.174s, Carson Hocevar was able to hang on for his first career pole in the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet on Saturday. It’s a front row lockout for Team Chevy with William Byron putting the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in second, just 0.014s behind Hocevar’s pole lap. Hocevar was also the fastest driver in the practice session that immediately preceded …Keep reading

McLaren’s Zak Brown has explained his “tire water” labelled drinks bottle is a dig at claims over the team’s tyre temperature management.Following suggestions that McLaren is bending the rules with how it keeps its tyres cool, Brown says that F1 needs to ensure teams have to pay more to ward off “frivolous” claims about any technical issues.These allegations are understood to come from Red …Keep reading

The start of the Miami Grand Prix sprint race has been suspended due to the terrible conditions as heavy rain hit the Formula 1 circuit.Rain showers hit the Miami Autodrome in the morning, leading to Saturday afternoon’s 19-lap sprint race starting behind the safety car.But after two formation laps it became apparent the visibility and standing water were still far too excessive to allow …Keep reading

Cadillac is “not in a hurry” to sign its drivers for its 2026 Formula 1 debut and will only put an American in the car when there is someone who fits the bill.The GM-backed squad will become F1’s 11th team from next year and is well under way with its car design, as well as working on its own power unit, which has been approved for use from 2029.The main question mark hanging over …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc crashed out on his way to the grid for a rain-soaked Miami Grand Prix sprint race, with the Ferrari driver complaining of aquaplaning.The incident led to Leclerc damaging his tyres and leaving debris on the track; his team-mate Lewis Hamilton complained over the radio that the team had sent both drivers out on the intermediate compound.“I’m so sorry,” Leclerc said …Keep reading